Nøkken Among The Lilies

made some self-indulgent mock-up book covers with my gothic lit art 🖤

Frankenstein AU where the Creature, upon returning to seek terrible vengeance on Victor after realizing the tragic existence he's been forced into, takes a few days extra to actually, you know, observe Victor and see what he's like, to learn how best to enact his revenge. And he comes to the conclusion that, "Actually, I don't need to do anything, this idiot's going to ruin his own life without any outside interference, and I kinda wanna see how he does it."

Victor then proceeds to continue with his previously demonstrated levels of making good life choices, while now also constantly looking over his shoulder for his Creation and having the vapors at every little thing because oh noes, it's The Monster come back to Get Him-!!!

The Creature: (watching all this unfold through binoculars like it's a soap opera while sneaking in to help himself to Victor's larder and library when he feels like it, and also occasionally hiding small but vital objects, like Victor's keys or shaving blade, in weird spots in the house) Wow, it really does take an incredibly smart man to be quite this stupid, doesn't it?

Father and Son

I wanted to show the sheer scale of the creature compared to the average height of people in the Victorian era, so I drew my take on Victor! And, yes, I did use Timothée Chalamet as a reference because no matter what Guillermo del Toro would have me believe, Victor Frankenstein is a skinny, dehydrated college rat in my mind (this was intended as a complement to Timothée I truly think he would crush this role).

Listen I completely understand why people skip the filler in One Piece because it’s already so long, but then you miss gems like Zoro getting forcibly adopted and bullied by a gaggle of orphans for an entire episode

Just wrote a little character blurb for the two of them <3. The format is inspired by @goopycloudeyes Please go check them out, their art is absolutely amazing! If you're a fan of Frankenstein AU's you'll love their art!

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Adam Frankenstein

(a.k.a. The Creature)

2.5 (?) - he/him - 8"0 - Pisces

After burning down the DeLacey's family cottage, the creature saves the life of a woman after she nearly drowns in a river rapid, but he's shot by her male companion and fleas further into the woods. Injured and alone he resolves to find his creator to demand justice, but his plans change when the woman he saved returns to thank him. Now he finds himself in unfamiliar territory with someone who isn't afraid of his appearance and wants to be his friend.

Evelyn Shaw

23 - she/her - 5"5 - Scorpio

Having grown up in a remote farming community, Evelyn only had her siblings and books for escape from the dullness of her day to day life. Possessing a passionate and independent soul, she never thought she'd meet someone who understood her. But that all changes when she falls into a river and is saved by a mysterious man with piercing yellow eyes. Knowing he's somewhere out there terribly injured she sets out to thank him for rescuing her.

So here me out, if Victor's description of the creature as beautiful when he was making him is true, and Walton’s description of the creature as a hideous monster upon seeing him at the end of the novel is true, perhaps the creature’s appearance changes as a reflection of how he’s treated.

I believe that the creature appears hauntingly beautiful (as beautiful an 8ft man made from the body parts of dead people could be) when he’s brought into the world, but as he faces constant rejection from mankind and is treated as a monster, his looks begin to reflect his perception of himself. And as his innocence is corrupted and he chooses to act like the monster society sees him as, the creature’s appearance gradually degrades. By the end of Frankenstein, he’s killed four people in his quest for acceptance and has trekked through the arctic, so he looks just like the wretched daemon that Victor always said he was.

…this all to ask, if he was treated with kindness and love would he slowly start to look more human?

Work in progress for Adam and Evelyn drawing. Love drawing a flustered Adam <3!

Like, here's how I think a conversation with these two would go:

Victor: So that's how my whole life was ruined by a vile monster created by my hand.

Prometheus, currently chained to a rock in the middle of the sea so dipshits like Victor could progress and think for themselves: ... I wonder if the eagle can peck out my brain this time...

Ok so hot take, but I don't like the phrase "Modern Prometheus" when describing Victor Frankenstein. Because unlike Victor, Prometheus actually cared about his creations (humanity) and sought to protect them (gave them fire). And when he was found out by Zeus, he took responsibility for his actions, but didn't apologize for doing what he thought was right. Sure Victor created life, but he abandoned it for looking at him funny.

POV you drew this in 2022 after discovering Panic! at the Disco because you couldn't stop thinking about that part in the Emperor's New Clothes music video where his spine cracked so hard it altered your brain chemistry: